Belt-retainer.



I. GOLDBERG;

BELT RETAINER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1am.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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' A i n-mm meammm m 17; "191-1 inialmr-eeosea- This invention relates to-devioesadapted i for attachment to the upper bandsof mensfw s cured tot d 1 3 23 I trousers rother wearing apparel for the purpose ofreceiving a belt and holding=thesame securely in proper position withrelie tion to the .waist band of the garment, thereby dispensing withthe buckles, straps. and the like usually forming parts of suchgarments. The objects of the invention are to pro-1 vide a device ofthe. character referred to. which will efliciently and reliably perform;its'intended'fun'ctio n, which will be simple! and ineXpens ive inconstruction and of at tractiveappearance, and which may be'em-" ployedfor the purpose of partially concealing the belt. I

These and other objects of the invention,i together with'means wherebythe same may i be carried into eii'ect, will 'bes tbe understood fromthe following description of one! form or embodiment thereof illustratedinl the accompanying drawings. It will be un- *derstood, however, thatthe particular con'- struction described and shown has been; chosen forillustrative purposes merely and that the invention may be embodied inother {forms without departin' from the spirit and scope thereof as deed by the claims; ,h'ereunto appended.

In said drawing: Figure 1 is a perspec-; tive view showing the'devi'cein operative position upon the Waist band of a pair of men s trousers.Fig. 2 is an enlar ed per- Figs. .3 and 4 "are, respectively, aperspective viewand an end elevation of the frame of the device with thecovering removed.

Referring 'articularl to Figs. 3 and 4, the skeletonfii'ame oft e deviceis preferably constructed of wire or similar material and comprises acontinuous, substantially rectangular member. whose original form isindicated in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 4, the ends of said memberbeing bent inwardly, as indicated at 12, to form open end Letters at nt.Patented J uly 9 1912,

of'rwhlch areconnected bythe parallel side members or bars 14 of saidrectangular member.- The rectangular member above described ispreferably composed of a single strand of wire, or the like'whose endsare suitably joined, as by soldering or brazing.

as indicated at. 15 in Fig. 3'; In addition to -the bars 14. the'endloops 13 amt-preferably connectedaiidi spaced by other longitudinal barsor wit-e516, arranged parallel'to' the barsltand soldered, brazed, orotherwise The; frameabove described is provided -with a covering 17 (seeFigs. 1 and 2) of sheet metal or other suitable material but ,eyvhich ispreferably composed of a suitable textile fabric which may be of thesame manterial as the garment or otherwise, as preferred. Said coveringis secured to the frame in any suitable manner, as, in the ,case ofa'textile fabric, by folding the edges thereofover the end loops 13 andlongitudi- '-'nal bars 14 and securing the same by stitches. FThecovering may, if desired, inclose the frame completely, but preferablywill extend .from one of the longitudinal bars 14 ='about the outer sideof the frame to the other of said bars, leaving the space betwen thesebars at the inner side of the frame -.open or uncovered in order tofacilitate the introduction of the belt into the device and its removaltherefrom.

Suitable means are provided for attachiing the frame of the device tothe garment. said means preferably comprising clasp pins secured to theend loops 13. As shown in :.-Figs. 3 and 4, 18 denotes pins pivoted or.otherwise secured adjacent the extremity of Zone of the inturned ends12 of each of the loops 13, and 19 denotes guards for said igpinssecured adjacent the extremities'of the ether in-turned ends 12 of saidloops. The pins 18 are preferably pivoted to ears 20 soldered orotherwise secured to the frame at the points stated, and'the guards 19are similarly secured to said framein the proper positions.

As shown in scribed is preferably constructed of such proportions as toinclose the belt for a considerable portion of its length. The belt willtherefore be securely retained in proper position with respect to thegarment, while the length of the supporting device is not objectionable.

loops 13, the inwardly turned portions 12 since the textile covering itstractive design, or, by forming said cover-- 7 claim:

device may be made very inconspicuous and will also serve partiallyitself. p n Having thus described my invention, I

to conceal the belt .1. A}? device of comprising a skeleton frameconsisting of similar end members having in-turned ends on the innerside of the frame to form. open loops, and parallel longitudinal barsconnecting and spacing sald members, two of said bars Connecting theextremities of the correspondin' intnrned ends of said memberspa covermginclosingtheouter side of;

said frame and securedtdsaid last named longitudinal bars, therebyleaving a longitudinal portion at the inner side of said Gdples of thispatent maybe obtained for frameluninclosed and attaching meanssecomprising' a wire frame consisting of a continuous rectangular memberhaving its ends bent into the fprm of similar open v loops with its sideformed by parallel long-ithe cha racter described tudrnal barsconnecting the open ends of said loops and additional bars arrangedparallel to said first named bars and secured to and 'connectin saidloops, 'a fabric covering inclosing an secured to said frame, and clasppins secured 'to said 100 s.

In testimony whereof. I a x my. signature,'in presence of two witnesses.

I ISAAC GOLDBERG.

Witnesses:

OLIVER P. LIVANDIES, -EDWARD HARE.

five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

